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I see tin soldiers on the corners of the streets,
the most colorful soldiers you’ll ever meet,
they’re gold and red and black and white,
they brighten the street on Thanksgiving night.

All the people have come to see
the festive window at Dorothy’s.
Dorothy’s red shoes you’ll find inside,
there are Christmas trees too, with fairy lights,
and a snowman, who smiles at passers by,
who delight in Deland on Thanksgiving night.

There are bright festive wreaths everywhere,
for people who come to stand and stare.
And people will talk to you in the street,
it’s a place where the whole world seems to meet.

There are bijou restaurants and little bars,
where you can while away the hours,
and novelty shops with dolls and bears -
there’s even a shop with two moose on the chair!
There are many surprises when you go inside,
and everything you see is sure to delight.
The Muse book store, too, for the erudite,
who come to Deland on Thanksgiving night.

Have you discovered the mural artwork,
or fed ducks and egrets, in the open park?
Or visited the museum, or the theater
or the little green oasis, where the chess boards are?

You can pose for photos by the waterfall,
that makes soothing music
on the old garden wall.
Or go to the old reclamation yard,
where you’ll find a fabulous coffee bar,
in a higgeldy, pigaldy, upside down place,
with a curious cat, with a curious face,
or visit the market with home made fayre
and traders of jewels, and bows for your hair.

And don’t forget, the Museum of Art
before you go on your way, and you depart,
and when it’s Christmas,
see the parades,
with the colorful floats,
and the people that wave.
And say “Goodbye” to the tin soldiers there,
until you see them again, next year.

Copyright. Suzy Davies 12/6/2015.